Tourism

“The whole history of the Shrine is just everyday people in Juneau and outside of Juneau who have just loved it,” says Shrine executive director Deirdre Darr.

“People of all denominations or no denomination felt comfortable coming to the Shrine and that’s been the flavor ever since and that’s something that I would never want to see lost,” says former Shrine director Thomas Fitterer.

Juneau’s Eaglecrest is on to the second round of the Ski Town Throwdown.

Special election Oct. 28!

The short description that states why Ketchikan was chosen for the list simply states that, “The awfully short runway is close to mountains and the ocean, which drops to freezing temperatures.”

Secretary of State who engineered Russian America purchase will be commemorated

Employment is up, wages are up, and the private sector is growing.

The U.S. Forest Service employs about 400 people in Southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest and most of them are on furlough, awaiting a call from the federal government that they’ll soon be back to work.

Leaders of Alaska’s visitors’ industry will gather in Sitka Oct. 7-10 for the Alaska Travel Industry Association’s annual conference.